Why does apple put an i, in front of almost everything?

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Posted: 03 September 2001 09:24 AM

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pherein

Posted: 31 August 2001 10:01 PM

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iDon’t know

iThink that it is because it sells.

iM sure if it did not work they would stop.

iBelieve it makes there entire product line seem easier to grasp.

iMight be wrong.

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David Nelson

Posted: 31 August 2001 10:42 PM

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I can think of a few possible reasons…
Branding - when I see iSomething I think of Apple
Easy indication of target market - iProducts are for consumer, whose those starting with Power (or ending with Pro as in Final Cut Pro) are professional level products.

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Posted: 01 September 2001 02:44 AM

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Yup, I’d peg it as branding. Same reason that McDonalds’ has a Big Mac, McChicken, and McHappy Day.

They do here, anyway.

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Posted: 02 September 2001 08:13 PM

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Back in the 90s, why did Apple put “Power” in front of everything?

To every era its marketing.

(in the event that transmission via the internet has stripped this message of its intent, the question above is rhetorical )

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Posted: 03 September 2001 09:24 AM

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Compaq had already called dibs on ‘q’.

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